euro|topics - Juris Paiders

: 1. Neatkarīgā - Latvia | 23/01/2013

Latvia not fit for the euro

The Latvian government has announced it will introduce the euro on January 1, 2014, triggering a vigorous discussion. In the national-conservative daily Neatkarīgā economic journalist ... » more

: 2. Neatkarīgā - Latvia | 08/03/2012

EU indirectly sanctions Latvia

In reaction to human rights violations in Belarus the EU imposed further sanctions against the country on Tuesday. However economic sanctions against Belarus will also ... » more

: 3. Neatkarīgā - Latvia | 04/10/2011

Latvia's austerity programme in vain

The financial crisis prompted Latvia to implement a stringent austerity programme in a bid to avoid state bankruptcy. But the results are disappointing, writes the ... » more

: 4. Neatkarīgā - Latvia | 19/07/2011

Eleven years of school enough for A-levels

Latvian Education Minister Rolands Broks is planning to cut the schooling required to reach A-level standard from twelve to eleven years. The national-conservative daily Neatkarīgā ... » more

: 5. Neatkarīgā - Latvia | 23/06/2011

Latvians hesitate to introduce euro

The Greek crisis has revived the debate about the right timing for Latvia's conversion to the euro. The national-conservative daily Neatkarīgā rīta avīze urges caution: ... » more

: 6. Neatkarīgā - Latvia | 23/05/2011

Lithuania's rail policy un-European

For several years there have been no direct train connections between the capital cities of the three Baltic states, and a new train between Riga ... » more

: 7. Neatkarīgā - Latvia | 22/12/2010

Belarus can choose its own path

In Belarus, mass protests against the manipulated election of President Alexander Lukashenko have been brutally suppressed and the country's courts have sentenced just under 600 ... » more

: 8. Neatkarīgā - Latvia | 05/11/2010

Bankruptcies are part of business life

Several well-known business people have recently gone bankrupt in Latvia. The national-conservative daily Neatkarīgā rīta avīze sees this as a natural process: "For the past ... » more

: 9. Neatkarīgā - Latvia | 09/08/2010

Juris Paiders on the customs union as Soviet-nostalgia

The will to regain power and a sense of pragmatism define the customs union founded between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan at the beginning of the ... » more

: 10. Neatkarīgā - Latvia | 18/05/2010

Estonia's introduction of euro breaks with EU tradition

The European Commission has confirmed that Estonia fulfils the Maastricht criteria and can convert to the euro on January 1, 2011. The daily ... » more

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